What to buy at our grocery stop?

We will be going on our first cruise in a few weeks, and we have a grocery stop planned with our car service. I have no idea what to buy! I am curious what other people have bought on these stops, what you find necessary to take on the cruise with you. I am aware of the alcohol, bottled water, etc., but what else?

Thanks for any help you may be able to give me. I know there is a ton of food available on the ship...just wondering what we will feel like we are really missing that they don't offer. One thing I know will be cereal for my son. He has a bowl every night as a snack, so I know I will need to buy his favorite. Thanks!

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Booze. That is all. You have more food on the boat than you can eat. You can also pick up other essentials like sunscreen etc if you didn't pack them. But really, it is just to pick up loads of booze. cheers and enjoy.

Booze. That is all. You have more food on the boat than you can eat. You can also pick up other essentials like sunscreen etc if you didn't pack them. But really, it is just to pick up loads of booze. cheers and enjoy.

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Lol! This is what I pretty much expected. I'm sure I will get a lot of these. We shall see...

Suggest you don't bother with the case of bottled water. The water on board the ship is very good - not typical Florida water.

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But it's nice to keep half a dozen bottles in the fridge so you always have cold water. We always take a back-pack when we leave the ship for towels, sun screen, and several bottle of water. Also nice to take a bottle to the pool and not have to worry about keeping up with your water bottle. You can buy bottled water on the ship for about $3/bottle....or you can get a case at the grocery store for about $0.30/bottle.

I have a list going already for our trip in mid-July. We're not going to pack some stuff that we would ordinarily pack to keep the weight down in our luggage and just buy the stuff when we get there. We're going to be on the cruise, then in Vancouver for a week, so it will be nice to be able to use what we're used to. Here's our current list:

I am gluten intolerant and my 16yo niece has von Willebrand. Finding something that I CAN eat and something she WILL eat 'right now' is usually challenging when away from home. Its best to just bring some stuff and if we don't use it, we don't use it.

We're renting a car for the day on Sunday and going to Wal-Mart, Target, and the liquor store that is really close to Target that is open on Sundays.

If we weren't going to be gone for >2 weeks, we'd probably either pack little versions of these or do without (like the lysol and air freshener).

We took granola bars, cracker packs (like peanut butter sandwich crackers) and fruit chews- mostly for the kids but we ended up snacking on them also, especially when we went on excursions. Nice to have snacks in your bag. And pop-tarts- for the same reason. We also had reusable water bottles (like ones you would take to an exercise class) that were good to fill with ice and a drink from the drink station, instead of the little paper cups provided.

I like some of the other ideas, our only cruise was last summer out of NYC, we drove into the city, so didn't have to worry about a flight before boarding. I've got a running list for next years cruise, since we will be out of PC.

We got those REAL LIMES to add to our Tequila and something else (honey got it) to make margaritas in our cabin with. You can't bring fruit on, so this solved that problem. I had plenty left over too and continued to use them with ridiculous sentimentality after the trip. ("Aww you were on the Dream with me" squirt squirt)